"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be

The Brutal Truth about IT jobs - Real Salaries are down 70% in 25 years. The industry, which was the middle-class' doorway to affluence, is now crushing their dreams. My new video for The Quint #CaughtInTheMiddle Watch, comment, like, share. shorturl.at/LZJC4

What a privilege to be tired from work you once begged the universe for. what a privilege to feel overwhelmed by growth you used to dream about. what a privilege to be challenged by a life you created on purpose. what a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for.

Everyone is busy most times and it’s difficult to keep up with the news cycle. This is why we started South Central, a podcast where we tell you the headlines and discuss important events in south India. So follow us, tune in every weekend. Youtube playlist-

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Delighted to have my book on Indian constitutionalism in Hindi--co-authored with Surbhi--just published by Vani Prakashan. You can order it here: tinyurl.com/38jwd98p

#JBDY | Media Under Attack: India’s New Data Protection Law Full Episode: youtu.be/Wv0KfRrTfIg?si… Anjali Bhardwaj Amrita Johri Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Apar Gupta Nitin Sethi

Govt wants to expand its surveillance powers with the Interception & Cyber Security Rules, 2025, by letting it collect data on telecom identifiers & even disconnect your device without a judge’s approval. IFF has filed strong objections. 🧵1/3 internetfreedom.in/iffs-submissio…

The Data Protection Act in its current form is dangerous for our democracy and should be repealed. Watch जानने भी दो यारों with Apar Gupta & Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty - youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0KfR…

📣 Tomorrow (30th August) at Press Club of India, 6: 30 PM onwards. Launch followed by Discussion on ⁦pamela philipose⁩’s latest book, Framing The Media. 🎙️⁦Apar Gupta⁩ , ⁦Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty⁩ and ⁦Vivek Mukherji⁩ ☕️ 🍪 at 6 PM ! See you there.

🚨 Update from the Karnataka High Court: Final arguments are concluded in X Corp. v. Union of India, challenging the Sahyog portal's constitutionality and its impact on online free speech in India. Judgment is reserved. 1/3 internetfreedom.in/arguments-conc…

Voting via app? Not so fast. Bihar used an Android app for e-voting. It collects facial recognition + other biometrics, with no legal safeguards. We wrote to the SEC warning of risks. 🧵1/6 internetfreedom.in/voting-on-thin…

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IFF's Statement on the Jammu & Kashmir Book Ban The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) expresses grave concern over the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Home Department’s order S.O. 203 of 2025, which bans and forfeits 25 book titles for allegedly “promoting secessionism” and “inciting

Last month was a courtroom sprint with four rapid hearings in the Karnataka High Court that wrapped up arguments on the constitutionality of the Sahyog Censorship Portal. Dive in for much more! internetfreedom.substack.com/p/july-jig-jog…

📹Video of the Launch and Discussion on pamela philipose’s latest book, "Framing the #Media : Govt Policies, Law and Freedom of the Press in India" Panellists : Apar Gupta, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty & Vivek Mukherji Moderated by Mahtab Alam Venue : Press Club of India youtu.be/DA-cbup69UU?si…

A Dalit-rights lawyer’s entire Facebook profile vanished overnight. No warning. No explanation. Punjab & Haryana HC is now asking questions. 🧵1/6 internetfreedom.in/p-h-high-court…

We’re proud to host the 5th edition of #PrivacySupreme : ‘Puttaswamy at Eight: Days of Future Past’ on 21 August, 2025, at IIC, New Delhi with media partners The Wire and Live Law. Registrations for which will open soon! Each year IFF marks the anniversary of the

As we step towards celebrating Independence Day, we posed a simple question: If the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 were in effect and applied to the Har Ghar Tiranga platform, now in its fourth year, would it comply with the Act’s requirements? Short answer: no.

Independence Day holds special meaning for me. It’s a day to celebrate our freedom from colonial rule and the values that have shaped much of my life and work towards public service. Today, not only my work but the wider civil society sector in India is fighting for its very